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Titan's atmosphere profile

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Title Titan's atmosphere profile

Released 01/01/1998 12:00 am

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Titan's atmosphere is cold and thick; the pressure at the surface is one and a half times that on Earth. Like Earth's, it consists mostly of nitrogen, but it lacks oxygen and ethane clouds always obscure the surface, which is nearly 200degC below the freezing point of water. [Image Date: 01-01-97] [97.06.001-002]